SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Wasn't there, at one time, large sugar cane plantations down in New Orleans? I thought it was still produced in large quantities down there. Judy?
Judy & SB - Are the hamburger parties you buy raw or precooked? I get raw ones at Costco to grill when weather is warm.
Like SB said they are raw, I actually don't season them, they are delish just the way they are. I've cooked them in a frying pan and also in the oven. We didn't care for them cooked in the oven.Judy & SB - Are the hamburger parties you buy raw or precooked? I get raw ones at Costco to grill when weather is warm.
Like SB said they are raw, I actually don't season them, they are delish just the way they are. I've cooked them in a frying pan and also in the oven. We didn't care for them cooked in the oven.
I'm going to pay for my rebellion but it felt so good and I needed it. I was taking trash to the curb. I decided that I wanted to pull the cover off my garlic. Oh it is so beautiful with such thick stalks. And then, of course, I had to pull the weeds. I almost lost my balance once. But weeds are pulled and garlic is free.
I might do the onions after the next cold snap.
I get the turkey burgers. Son can't have beef. And for the life of me I can't make patties that hold together. Anyways, those are yummy and we love them.
My back is not happy with me, but the rest of me is sooo happy.
Oh, my lower back may have been unhappy but my upper back is thrilled. There's been a knot next to the spine and just below the shoulder blade. It was starting to trigger the nerve. But now it's calmed down a lot.
Still fighting cankles. I'm pretty sure those will fade once I can start walking again. I'm debating saying screw it and starting again this week. I have some Trek poles I can use if my balance keeps acting up. I have reached the point of being seriously annoyed by the restrictions.
Well... it's body parts. But yeah.When people start to bi... I mean, complain a lot, that's how you know they're getting better!!
Same. I'll start with the block next to the house and grow it from there.I'm not a doctor . . . this is just what I do.
When I'm re-starting a walking routine, I start by walking up and down the driveway and then advance to walking up and down the road, slowly! After I've been doing that for a few days, then I walk a little farther -- slowly! -- and when I'm walking non-stop for ten minutes, then I start to pick up the pace.
I listen to my body. Some days I can walk briskly. Other days, I need to move more slowly. The key is to get out there. It's not a race.
Hit Safeway and the local independent grocer today - still spent about $130 on stuff that was all on sale. Flour,sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, bananas, fruit, Marie Callender pies (can't make them that cheap), and butter. I'll keep buying basics while I can afford it. I may have quite a few more than just DH and I before it all shakes out.
Its called a TIA, praying for ya'll.We just got back home for Big Town. We ate, before we came home.
Doctor thought that Cary possibly had a light stroke. I can't think of what it's called, a TIA or something like that. He is being scheduled for an MRI of his brain and an ultrasound on his carotid arteries. He was given an EKG and no heart irregularities. Doctor won't do anything with his medication, until the tests are done, and a diagnosis is made one way or the other. If another spell happens, I am to take him to the ER right then or call 911 if after dark. Doctor knows that I'm blind after dark. He goes back to see the doctor April 17th. All the test reports should be back by then.
I just wanted to give everyone an update. We're tired and a bit concerned. Will just relax and watch some tv the rest of the night.
Yes there were, don’t know what’s going on down there now, I sur hope that’s not part of the farm land that bill gates has been buying upWasn't there, at one time, large sugar cane plantations down in New Orleans? I thought it was still produced in large quantities down there. Judy?
When to harvest asparagus
Asparagus is one of the first crops to come to harvest each spring. Early in the season when the weather is cool (less than 70°F/ 21°C), take spears that are 6 to 9 inches in length; as the season progresses and the weather warms take spears 5 to 7 long. A freeze can harm emerging spears so harvest ahead of freezing temperatures.
Harvest spears daily during the harvest period.
Harvest in the morning or evening when spears are crisp—this will help preserve freshness when stored.
Start harvesting asparagus the second year after planting crowns (the third year after seed)—but harvest lightly for only about two weeks. Begin harvesting spears in earnest the third year—harvest for three to four weeks.
Many asparagus growers follow the 1-2-4-8-week harvest sequence: pick for 1 week in the second year, 2 weeks in the third year, 4 weeks in the fourth year, and up to 8 weeks in the fifth and following years.
Waiting a couple of years after planting to begin the full spear harvest allows the root system to develop and store reserves for spear production in the following seasons. The bushy, ferny growth of asparagus plants during the summer is an indication of how well the plants are doing—waist to shoulder-high fern growth in summer indicates plants are strong.
Stop the harvest in any year when spears are less than a finger thick. (Spears greater than 3/8 inch (.9 cm) in diameter are graded as “large” while spears from ¼ to 3/8 inch are graded as “small.”) Overharvesting can weaken asparagus plants resulting in smaller yields in the following years. A rule of thumb is to harvest until the diameter of the spear decreases to the size of a pencil. Then it is time to stop and let the plants grow, gaining strength for the next season
So don't harvest and let them grow. I can do that. But I'm going to need to support them somehow. Maybe a roll of garden fence just to keep them from falling in the walk path.
Still planting fruit trees and berry bushes. I may have over purchased...
In 2024, no such thing. Find room for them or give them to other gardeners who value food crops. I'm breaking new ground for more potatoes. I continue to have a bad feeling that we're going to need full larders this fall and winter for many reasons. I submit that you'll be extremely happy in the coming years to have those bushes and trees.
I get it . . . my back is unhappy with me. I've had to slow down and get more garden help.
No you can't live off of it but they are nice to have, except for the peppers, neither DH nor eat peppers. DH may grow a few squash and zucchini, but mostly it will be tomatoes and green onions, and hopefully some garlic.We can't live off of squash, peppers, and tomatoes!